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Slowing ocean current caused Earth to spin faster

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people probably didn’t notice it, but back in 2009, the Earth spun around on its axis a tiny bit faster than usual, making for some slightly shorter days. It only happened for a ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Researchers make better heat sensor based on butterfly wings

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that butterfly wings produce their iridescent colors by bouncing light around and between tiny ridges in structures made of chitin. More recently they’ve discovered ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Google might launch Drive for cloud storage soon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google's next big move, according to the Wall Street Journal, is a cloud storage service called Drive. Hardly first to the plate, Google is simply catching up to introducing its cloud reposi ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report


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